" The Scientist said:NATO isn't an Empire..... just an a loose alliance of countries"I'mgoing to go a bit far off and say NATO from a birds eye view.""
Who is the greatest empire to who haved ever lived?
"Static Shock said:I'm not sure the Mayan's had an empire, but the Egyptian's did."The Roman Empire was the most significant. But, the longest living empires were the Egyptian and the Mayan."
If you consider them empires."
"Alpha said:"Static Shock said:I'm not sure the Mayan's had an empire, but the Egyptian's did.""The Roman Empire was the most significant. But, the longest living empires were the Egyptian and the Mayan."
If you consider them empires."
It's a matter of opinion. The Egyptian's didn' t spread out an conquered. They control and defended their kingdom. Which in comparison to others like Nubia, was kinda small,
But again, it's a matter of opinion.
"It's a matter of opinion. The Egyptian's didn' t spread out an conquered. They control and defended their kingdom. Which in comparison to others like Nubia, was kinda small,
But again, it's a matter of opinion."
Well, the Mayan is more of a civilization than an actual empire. They didn't really conquer anything. They just prospered until their civilization was taken over by Spaniards, I believe.
"Alpha said:you need to watch the movie apocolytpto"It's a matter of opinion. The Egyptian's didn' t spread out an conquered. They control and defended their kingdom. Which in comparison to others like Nubia, was kinda small,
But again, it's a matter of opinion."
Well, the Mayan is more of a civilization than an actual empire. They didn't really conquer anything. They just prospered until their civilization was taken over by Spaniards, I believe."
"magneto and apocalypse ruled more of earth than anyone.except they didn't really exist.
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"the human Juggernaut said:yes, i know. I said they were hard to beat, not no.1;p"as far as land goes, the mongols are hard to beatThe british empire was over 11 million square km larger than the mongol empire. And it lasted longer."
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"French Empire anyone....at one time it was just as big if not bigger than the mongol empire.no, it was never as big, only the british empire was bigger.
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"No one has mentioned the American Empire....we have dominated world commerce and government for the past half century at the least"the u.s empire is mainly based on doplomacy... they actually don't conqure by force. the brittish empire is the same thing.. and spain... and frace...
they are differnt compared to the mongol, rome, greece and persian empires.
"The British Had a stronghold on India until WWII and they recently gave Japan back Tokyo in 1995.wait, don't you mean the u.s gave back tokyo to japan? the british colonized hong kong and gave them back to china in the 90's. i think that's what you meant.
"The sun never sets on the British empire" was True"
Japan did fear the US...thats why they tried to destroy our entire fleet in one fell swoop...Germany didnt want the US to get involved in WWII either. Also the Middle East isnt afraid of us because they see death in honor of thier religion noble. Doesnt mean we don't use threats and coercion to maintain our power.
The French Empire had the best general in history as far as armies go. Napoleon was a military genius.
"Depends on who's talking about it. If it's someone like me who actually is taking a big interest in Roman History lately, then I won't be overrating it. I would be admiring their achievements and feel like I should defend it's honor.Haha Rome is overrated
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"as far as land goes, the mongols are hard to beatI'm pretty sure this is bigger: (Just saying)
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The Black Wolf said:
"Lunacyde said:"That's basically my point.Egyptian art, sculture, and architecture is as great but honestly overall thier empire was pretty weak in comparison to some of the others. Thier building was impressive, but thier military, area conquered, and inluence on the region are not in the same league as some other empires.
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I believe this was 117 AD."
"French Empire anyone....at one time it was just as big if not bigger than the mongol empire.
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the human Juggernaut said:
"Lunacyde said:"French Empire anyone....at one time it was just as big if not bigger than the mongol empire.no, it was never as big, only the british empire was bigger."
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The French nor the British expanded their "Empire" by Military Force. They used Diplomacy and Colonization. Spain did the same thing. "Colonization". Another word for "We are taking over your country... the nice way..." ;)
Namely by paper...
"The ottoman Empire, it was founded in 1299, and declined in 1923, right after WWI. At it's height it sacked the byzantine empire, and it's expanded until it was Stopped by the spanish. ( yay us).. "
The Ottoman Empire was raised by Osman Gazi who is believed to be a descendant of the Mongols. The Mongol Warlord, Hulagu Khan took over and destroyed two of the capitals of Islam. Baghdad one of them. Osman was actually born right after the invasion and victory of the Mongols. As for the Spanish... They were at one point the most powerful Navel Empire. And if you think of it.. The reason why the Ottoman Empire lasted for so long was due to it's faith... But if you count Spain, France, Britin and the rest of the western civilization.... They are still basically ROME and Greece only on the Neo format due to the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox faith.
I think Egyptian and Mayan/Aztek empires were some of the most interesting ones...dunno about greatest though xP
"Dark Patron said:Napoleon was a tactical genius. (accidently deleted my last post)"The French Empire had the best general in history as far as armies go. Napoleon was a military genius."if napoleon was around during ww2, would he have defended france? because france was owned by germany under 24hours."
But the French were completely owned by Germany so quickly because France's defenses were too static, and Germany changed warfare by using the Blitzkrieg, so the French forces didn't have the time to react before being completely owned.
Random question: Why is it that people say that the french suck at warfare, or just plain suck and should surrender? That pisses me off for 2 reasons. 1: I'm french. 2: The french had one of the greatest empires in the world and were a rival power to Britain back in the Medieval ages.
"Whoa, that's really cool!Well, at least you know exactly what you are. I gotta make a speech about what I am. And explain how and why I prefer certain ones over others, lol. Sometimes, I wish I was just those 4. To be honest I'm 6 things if my grandmother is correct. I take great pride in my heritage and the 2 I normally focus on is the French and Italians. By the way, what are you?
Sometimes I find it boring, being 100% one nationality. =/"
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